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4IMDUFPORD. CURTAIN POLE.

(No Model.)

' No. 550,488*l Patented Nov. 2,6, 1895.

@M www ANUREW B GRANAMJNOTU-UTMO WASHNGTONDJL UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CU RTAIN-PO LE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 550,488, dated November 26, 1895.

Application filed September 28, 1895. Serial No, 563,981. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK DUFFORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Middle Valley, in the county of Morris and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Poles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable ot ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. Y v

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvementsin curtain-poles. It has for its object simplicity and economy in construction, easy securement in place, and the ready adjustment of the curtain in place.

l Vith these ends in view my invention consists in the` details of construction hereinafter fully set forth.

In order that those skilled in the art to which my invention pertains may fully understand the same, I will proceed to describe the construction and method of use, referring by letters to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of one of my improved curtain-poles in position and having suspended thereon an ordinary curtain. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the pole with one of its ends partly in section to show the manner of securing it in place. cross-section at a: of Fig. 2, illustrating one method of securing the curtain-holding strip in place; and Fig. 4 is a similar view taken at line y y of Fig. 2, showing a modication.

Similar letters denote like parts in the several figures.

A represents an ordinary pole of any configuration in cross-section and composed,pref erably, of wood, though it may be composed of sheet metal or a wood core and a sheetmetal covering. Along the top surface I provide a longitudinal groove B to receive a strip of rubber C of corresponding shape to the groove B.

That portion of the rubber strip C which projects above the plane of the pole is formed with a series of comparatively iieXible corrugations or teats D, over which the upper end of the curtain E is thrown and adjusted, so that through the weight of the curtain and the partially-leXible condition of the series of teats D sufficient frictional contact is secured to hold the curtain in any desired relation, thus rendering unnecessary the use of any tacks -or pins and preserving the curtain from the destructive results of their use. I have found from experience that thel curtain is held with sufcient tenacity to maintain it in position under all ordinary circumstances, and that at the same time if any undue or accidental strain is put upon the curtain it will be released from the frictional grasp of the teats without tearing or otherwise injuring the curtain, and this is a great desideratum, especially with reference to ne or costly lace curtains. The rubber strip is readily secured in the dovetail groove of the pole by passing it longitudinally therein, or it may, owing to the resiliency of the rubber, be readily forced into place vertically. In lieu of thus securing the strip in position the groove may be made rectangular, as shown at Fig. 4, and the rubber strip secured by any suitable adhesive material or by short nailsl at various y localities between the projecting teats.

The poles are secured in position upon ordinary brackets E by screws F, or in any other suitable manner.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is--4 4 The curtain pole A formed with a longi'd tudinal groove B, having secured therein a 

